Britain and the Continent 1660‒1727 : : Political Crisis and Conflict Resolution in Mural Paintings at Windsor, Chelsea, Chatsworth, Hampton Court and Greenwich / / Christina Strunck.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Strunck, Christina,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (528 p.)

Das Buch analysiert Entstehung und Rezeption der neun wichtigsten politischen Bildzyklen des Hochbarock in Großbritannien, die vom Königshof, einzelnen Aristokraten und / oder öffentlichen Institutionen in Auftrag gegeben wurden. Es konzentriert sich auf die von zahlreichen sozialen, politischen und religiösen Krisen geprägte Epoche zwischen der Restauration der Stuart-Monarchie (1660) und dem Tod des ersten britischen Monarchen aus dem Hause Hannover (1727). Auf der Basis bislang unpublizierter Dokumente werden alle Werke einer grundlegend neuen Deutung unterzogen. Dabei stehen visuelle Strategien der Konfliktlösung, Formen des kulturellen Gedächtnisses, kulturelle Übersetzungsprozesse, performative Kontexte der Wandmalereien und Bild-Raum-Beziehungen im Vordergrund.

This monograph examines the most prestigious political paintings created in Britain during the High Baroque age. It investigates a period characterized by numerous social, political, and religious crises, in the years between the restoration of the Stuart monarchy (1660) and the death of the first British monarch from the House of Hanover (1727). On the basis of hitherto unpublished documents, the book elucidates the creation and reception of nine major commissions that involved the court, private aristocratic patrons, and/or civic institutions. The ground-breaking new interpretations of these works focus on strategies of conflict resolution, the creation of shared cultural memories, processes of cultural translation, the performative context of the murals and the interaction of painted images and architectural spaces.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER 1. The Objectives of this Book, State of Research, and Methodological Reflections on the Interpretation of Mural Paintings -- CHAPTER 2. Dawn of a New Era: The Triumphal Arches for the Coronation Entry (1661) -- CHAPTER 3. A Political Reading of Antonio Verrio’s Murals for the Royal Reception Spaces at Windsor Castle -- CHAPTER 4. Representations of the Monarchy in London: Verrio’s Murals at Christ’s Hospital and the Royal Hospital at Chelsea -- CHAPTER 5. Louis Laguerre Paints the “Glorious Revolution” at Chatsworth -- CHAPTER 6. Hampton Court – the English Versailles? -- CHAPTER 7. National Glory in the Architecture and Pictorial Decoration of the Painted Hall at Greenwich -- CHAPTER 8. The Interaction of Images and Spaces: Towards a New Methodology -- CHAPTER 9. Results -- Plates -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Places -- Illustration Credits -- The Author